Liturgy Pacific is the on-line presence of Richard Geoffrey Leggett, Rector of Saint Faith's Anglican Church in Vancouver and Professor Emeritus of Liturgical Studies at Vancouver School of Theology. Here you will find sermons, comments on current Anglican and Lutheran affairs and reflections on the need for progressive orthodox Christians to re-claim our place on the theological stage.

1.7 Be silent before the
Lord God!For the day of the Lord is at hand; the Lord
has prepared a sacrifice, he has consecrated his guests.

12 At that time I will
search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the people who rest complacently
on their dregs, those who say in their hearts, “The Lord will not do good, nor will he do harm.”13 Their wealth shall be
plundered, and their houses laid waste.Though
they build houses, they shall not inhabit them; though they plant vineyards, they
shall not drink wine from them.

14 The great day of the Lord is near, near and hastening fast; the
sound of the day of the Lord is
bitter, the warrior cries aloud there.15
That day will be a day of wrath, a day of distress and anguish, a day of ruin
and devastation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick
darkness, 16 a day of trumpet blast and battle cry

against the
fortified cities and against the lofty battlements.17 I will bring such distress upon
people that they shall walk like the blind; because they have sinned against
the Lord, their blood shall be
poured out like dust, and their flesh like dung.18 Neither their silver nor their
gold will be able to save them on the day of the Lord’s wrath; in the fire of his passion the whole earth
shall be consumed; for a full, a terrible end he will make of all the
inhabitants of the earth

5.1 Now concerning the times and the
seasons, brothers and sisters, you do not need to have anything written to you.
2 For you yourselves know
very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 3 When they say, “There is peace
and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them, as labour pains
come upon a pregnant woman, and there will be no escape! 4 But you, beloved, are not in
darkness, for that day to surprise you like a thief; 5 for you are
all children of light and children of the day; we are not of the night or of
darkness. 6 So then let us
not fall asleep as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober; 7
for those who sleep sleep at night, and those who are drunk get drunk at night.
8 But since we belong to the
day, let us be sober, and put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a
helmet the hope of salvation. 9
For God has destined us not for wrath but for obtaining salvation through our
Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us, so that whether we are awake
or asleep we may live with him. 11
Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, as indeed you are
doing.

Hear what the
Spirit is saying to the Church.

Thanks be to God.

Hymn before the Gospel

‘Alleluia’Common Praise #708 (sung twice)

The Gospel

The Lord be with
you.

And also with you.

The Holy Gospel of
our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew (25.14-30).

Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

25.14 [Jesus said,] “For
it is as if a man, going on a journey, summoned his slaves and entrusted his
property to them; 15 to one he gave five talents, to another two, to
another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. 16 The one who had received the
five talents went off at once and traded with them, and made five more talents.
17 In the same way, the one
who had the two talents made two more talents. 18 But the one who had received the
one talent went off and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money. 19 After a long time the master of
those slaves came and settled accounts with them. 20 Then the one who had received
the five talents came forward, bringing five more talents, saying, ‘Master, you
handed over to me five talents; see, I have made five more talents.’ 21 His master said to him, ‘Well
done, good and trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a few things, I
will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’ 22 And the one with the two talents
also came forward, saying, ‘Master, you handed over to me two talents; see, I
have made two more talents.’ 23
His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and trustworthy slave; you have been
trustworthy in a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter
into the joy of your master.’ 24
Then the one who had received the one talent also came forward, saying,
‘Master, I knew that you were a harsh man, reaping where you did not sow, and
gathering where you did not scatter seed; 25 so I was afraid, and I
went and hid your talent in the ground. Here
you have what is yours.’ 26
But his master replied, ‘You wicked and lazy slave! You knew, did you, that I reap where I did not
sow, and gather where I did not scatter? 27 Then you ought to have invested
my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received what was my
own with interest. 28 So take
the talent from him, and give it to the one with the ten talents. 29 For to all those who have, more
will be given, and they will have an abundance; but from those who have
nothing, even what they have will be taken away. 30 As for this worthless slave,
throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of
teeth.’”

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About Me

Richard is a presbyter of the Anglican Diocese of New Westminster with a number of responsibilities. He is Rector of Saint Faith's Anglican Church in Vancouver. Richard is also the Principal Consultant for Liturgy Pacific, a worship consultancy providing educational seminars and resources for congregational life and ministry. After 23 years as a member of the faculty of Vancouver School of Theology, Dr Leggett became Professor Emeritus of Liturgical Studies in 2010. Since 1989 Dr Leggett has served on various national committees of the Anglican and Evangelical Lutheran churches in Canada and is a regular participant in the work of the International Anglican Liturgical Consultation. From 2010 to 2016 he was a Member of the Liturgy Task Force of the Anglican Church of Canada.